pompano
pompano · pompanos · pompanoes
Any of various carangid fish of genus Trachinotus or species Alectis ciliaris, from…Any of various carangid fish of genus Trachinotus or species Alectis ciliaris (African pompano), from coastal parts of the North Atlantic.
/ˈpɒmpənəʊ/
Meaning
2 sensesAny of various carangid fish of genus Trachinotus or species Alectis ciliaris (African pompano), from coastal parts of the North Atlantic.
(US)A Pacific pompano, an edible butterfish of species Peprilus simillimus.
More definitions
- any of several deep-bodied food fishes of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
- flesh of pompano; warm-water fatty fish
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From Spanish pámpano (“Stromateus fiatola”). Compare pomfret.From Spanish pámpano (“Stromateus fiatola”). Compare pomfret.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source